Senior Specialist, PCB Designer

L3Harris • Salt Lake, UT

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About The Position

The PCB Designer creates printed circuit board layouts from inputs provided by electrical and mechanical engineering. The role places and routes components to meet each design’s electrical and physical specifications, and ensures designs satisfy manufacturing and assembly requirements. The designer develops drawings and documentation for PCB fabrication and assembly, revises designs in response to engineering changes, and helps the design team resolve issues. The role also updates drawings and documentation in response to engineering change requests and creates ECAD library footprints and/or schematic symbols as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

• At least 8 years of PCB design experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in PCB design.
• An associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and/or IPC CID certification.
• Competent skills and experience with ECAD software applications and related equipment.
• Experience with Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics) Xpedition software.
• Knowledge and experience in PCB design technologies, PCB layout techniques, electrical schematics, and PCB fabrication and assembly drawings.
• Practical knowledge of industry standards such as IPC for design and ASME/ANSI for documentation.
• IT experience supporting backend management of ECAD tools such as Siemens EDA.

Responsibilities

• Place and route components while ensuring electrical and physical specifications meet the requirements for each PCB design.
• Ensure PCB designs meet manufacturing and assembly requirements.
• Develop and generate drawings and documentation for PCB fabrication and assembly.
• Rework PCB designs when engineering design changes occur and assist the design team in resolving issues.
• Update drawings and documentation according to engineering change request instructions.
• Create ECAD library footprints and/or schematic symbols as required for design projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior